Punisher: In the Blood

Punisher: In the Blood is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. The Punisher will face in the final battle against Jigsaw. The series was released in 2010 written by Rick Remender.

Plot

After the Dark Reign storyline, the Punisher started hunting the Hood but without results so he went after Microchip to make him pay for murdering G.W. Bridge. Meanwhile, Microchip is knocked unconscious by Jigsaw. At their hideout, Henry Russo tells the Punisher how he hated his father because he would constantly abuse his mother and idolized the Punisher for being a thorn in Jigsaw's side. Henry suspects that his father may be alive and despite the Punisher's protests, goes to visit his mother to make sure; however, when he arrives, he is confronted by his father Jigsaw and Stuart Clarke. Meanwhile, the Punisher heads to Microchip's lair but instead of finding his old partner, he finds a mysterious woman in black leather with seemingly burnt skin who then attacks him. She called Frank in the story "Angel" and after she escaped, Frank suspected that he may know this woman.^[1]

Jigsaw and Stuart (now known as the Jigsaw brothers) tell Henry that Jigsaw is there protect him from the Punisher, believing he is attempting to kill him. Jigsaw escorts his son, Henry to his warehouse mansion. Stuart visits the warehouse mansion's captive Microchip. He explains that his girlfriend was killed by the Punisher and swears to make him accountable, but his revenge fails. Stuart walks away and tells him that the Punisher is coming. Meanwhile, the Punisher determined to find Microchip takes down multiple gangs to find his target and attacks Mirage and threatens him for everything he knows where Microchip is, but Mirage was shot by the mysterious woman. The Punisher believes that mysterious woman was his wife, Maria.^[2]

Sometime later, the Punisher cannot get over the fact about Maria had been alive after her resurrection by the Hood and burn her in flames to torture him, the Punisher takes down more multiple gangs seeking information of Jigsaw's whereabouts. Jigsaw and Stuart are their plans to manipulating the Punisher. Later, Henry questions his father why the Punisher was manhunt to messing with the Punisher's mind, Jigsaw replies that referring to himself and knowing that Henry with him. The Punisher location Jigsaw's hideouts and killing Jigsaw's men, but the Punisher confused that Henry is confronts him, saying he knowing the plans and shocks the Punisher with a teaser. Jigsaw proud his son Henry has subdued the Punisher.^[3]

Jigsaw shows his son Henry the monitor renderings where Punisher is held captive, Jigsaw allows him to kill Microchip by slashing his throat. Jigsaw got inference by Stuart about his inheritance fund. Henry realizes his father is manipulating the Punisher and helps him escape. The Punisher confronts his wife, Maria but is unwilling to kill her, Maria attempts to burn him with a flamethrower, but the Punisher receives a call from Henry revealing that Maria is an imposter;a female assassin, the Punisher then kills the imposter. Henry is caught by Stuart,who cuts his arms with razor blades, but Jigsaw stabs Stuart, who tells him, he is wrong. Jigsaw promptly shoots Stuart, then attempts to kills his own son.^[4]

Jigsaw attacks his son in pain, until he stops upon seeing his young Henry, Jigsaw apologizes for what he did, but Henry kicks him away. Unfortunately the battle causes the warehouse to go up in flames, Henry runs on the rooftop where Jigsaw shows up and the Punisher as well. While both are fighting hand-to-hand, Henry tells his father that he wants his life,while the roof collapses because of the battle. The Punisher is unconscious, because Jigsaw whacks him a wooden platform, though Henry beat his father to it while trying to save the Punisher, nevertheless Henry grabs his fathers arm to keep him from falling in flames. However, Jigsaw grins, while letting it go, and fall into the flames. Thankfully the Punisher sits up and saves Henry, jumping off from flames. The Punisher forces Henry to leave, and weeks later Henry and his mother are relaxed and beginning to start a normal life.^[5]

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